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Every country goes through a revolution during the course of its existence Blue_Adept Dec 2014 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author Pacifist Patriot Dec 2014 #4
Revolutions are just another ruse to fool us. The screaming, "down with the king" the loudest Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2014 #5
Than how does a society progress in your opinion? nt el_bryanto Dec 2014 #7
Progress towards what? Society is a construct people come together to live their lives. Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2014 #17
Pretty much. I got screamed at because I sat out Mary's run off election. Most people here have no Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #2
I don't think you should have sat it out, but I'm not going to scream at you... TreasonousBastard Dec 2014 #8
Revolutions are always ugly and many people are hurt by them. Live and Learn Dec 2014 #3
The desirability of a violent revolution is dubious at best. hifiguy Dec 2014 #39
I like public roads. and libraries and firefighters. And lots of other public endeavours. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #6
+1 A Little Weird Dec 2014 #9
"Getting rid of the state" would put us back into a quasi-feudal KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #13
"Getting rid of the state" is just too close for comfort to... Pacifist Patriot Dec 2014 #16
Tell me about the wonderful infrastructure. Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2014 #20
Wonderful? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #22
How could toll roads be built without the property owner's permission and how could the tolls be Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2014 #24
Might makes right, remember. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #29
Why would you stand idly by and allow that? Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2014 #31
Stand idly by and allow it? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #32
I'm advocating an end to slavery, war and corruption. Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2014 #35
You're advocating for people to be beaten, imprisoned, made homeless and killed Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #36
But the marauders would be met as equals, not as wardens. Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2014 #45
When the two conflict, human rights should always trump property rights. hifiguy Dec 2014 #40
Bingo. arcane1 Dec 2014 #51
Just poured mine. stone space Dec 2014 #10
Unrec. Walking away doesn't destroy the state, it merely hands it to the corporate FSogol Dec 2014 #11
Thank you for saying this in a nicer way than I could've. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #18
Your beloved state just voted 9-0 to allow a corporations to not pay people. Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2014 #19
Yeah, that's exactly what that decision did. FSogol Dec 2014 #21
'beloved' to go with 'wonderful'? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #23
That is the bogeyman meant to keep you frightened and dependent. The people will not tolerate Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2014 #26
At this point Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #30
Ever since the Mike Brown GJ announcement, I've started each morning Half-Century Man Dec 2014 #12
Or, as Dorothy Parker once quipped, "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #15
Be careful what you'd rather treestar Dec 2014 #14
The state won't wither away under the FR... Eleanors38 Dec 2014 #25
We tolerate corporations because the State says we must obey "The System" Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2014 #28
Yes, they would continue their actions. Eleanors38 Dec 2014 #33
Here, have a cup of coffee Autumn Dec 2014 #27
We are in a corporate state. There is no opposition to it. nt Eleanors38 Dec 2014 #34
This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Dec 2014 #37
I bet you don't even give a flying hoot about owls. Quantess Dec 2014 #38
Owls = the coolest of all birds hifiguy Dec 2014 #41
Yeeah. Quantess Dec 2014 #42
Aww, little owls. hifiguy Dec 2014 #43
So cute!! Owls are good predators Quantess Dec 2014 #48
But what about the sheep stories? brooklynite Dec 2014 #44
"Given up"? I feel more certain than I ever dared imagine I could feel. Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2014 #46
What sheep stories? Quantess Dec 2014 #49
I was thinking about the sheep in the water found in Omaha... brooklynite Dec 2014 #50
Humanity has always organized. LuvNewcastle Dec 2014 #47
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